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‘Dutton Ranch’ Taps ‘SEAL Team’ Creator Benjamin Cavell as Season 2 Showrunner

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June 30, 2026

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‘Dutton Ranch’ Taps ‘SEAL Team’ Creator Benjamin Cavell as Season 2 Showrunner

“Dutton Ranch” has found its new showrunner. Benjamin Cavell has joined the “Yellowstone” spinoff series to helm Season 2. Cavell takes over from Season 1 showrunner Chad Feehan, who left the show just before it premiered. Feehan is also the credited creator of the series, based on characters created by “Yellowstone” co-creators Taylor Sheridan and []

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Freakonomics

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· Dec 16, 2022

Freakonomics Radio Network’s 2022 Staff Picks

To celebrate a wonderful year of production on all of the shows in our network, we asked our staff to choose their favorite episode of the year. Lyric Bowditch, Production Associate“Why Do Doctors Have to Play Defense?” from Freakonomics, M.D.After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, my feeds were flooded with content about it. This episode cut through the . . . The post Freakonomics Radio Network’s 2022 Staff Picks appeared first on Freakonomics.

Us Weekly

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· Jun 30, 2026

'Dutton Ranch' Officially Makes Season 2 Showrunner Change After Firing

Season 2 of Dutton Ranch will look a little different after the initial showrunner exited the Yellowstone spinoff. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Tuesday, June 30, that Benjamin Cavell would be taking over after working on shows such as Justified, SEAL Team and The Stand. Cavell is joining the hit Paramount+ series after Chad Feehan []

Variety

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· Jun 27, 2026

‘Every Year After’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon; Will Focus on Charlie’s Story From ‘One Golden Summer’ Sequel Book

Get ready to return to Barry’s Bay: “Every Year After” has been renewed for a second season at Amazon’s Prime Video less than a month after its debut. Based on Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel “Every Summer After,” the first season of the drama tells the friends-to-lovers-to-second-chance-romance story of Percy Fraser (Sadie Soverall) and Sam Florek []

Polygon

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· Jun 25, 2026

Creature Commandos is getting some new squad members in season 2

King Shark, Nosferata, and Khalis are joining the team in season 2 of James Gunn's acclaimed animated series.

ArcaMax

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· Jul 2, 2026

'Dutton Ranch' wraps up this week. Here's a preview of what's to come

FORT WORTH, Texas — “Dutton Ranch” wraps up its first season this week. The Paramount+ series follows Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) after “Yellowstone” as the couple move to the fictional South Texas town of ...

The Hollywood Reporter

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· Jun 30, 2026

Mark Harmon to Make Full-Time Acting Return in ‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3

The long-time franchise lead also narrates the prequel series and is an executive producer.

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Related coverage for "‘Dutton Ranch’ Taps ‘SEAL Team’ Creator Benjamin Cavell as Season 2 Showrunner": Freakonomics — Freakonomics Radio Network’s 2022 Staff Picks. Us Weekly — 'Dutton Ranch' Officially Makes Season 2 Showrunner Change After Firing. Variety — ‘Every Year After’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon; Will Focus on Charlie’s Story From ‘One Golden Summer’ Sequel Book. Polygon — Creature Commandos is getting some new squad members in season 2. ArcaMax — 'Dutton Ranch' wraps up this week. Here's a preview of what's to come. The Hollywood Reporter — Mark Harmon to Make Full-Time Acting Return in ‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3